Almost half (49 per cent) of Middle Eastern institutions are somewhat or highly confident of hitting growth targets in the next 12 months, but more than a quarter (28 per cent) are pessimistic about prospects, a report said.
This shows that they are less bullish than counterparts

Ninety per cent of energy companies from the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions are actively seeking a smart energy technology joint venture or acquisition, said a report by global 100 law firm Pinsent Mason.
Energy technology bolt-ons will underpin the future of the global energy ind

A total of 918 data breaches led to 1.9 billion data records being compromised worldwide in the first half of 2017, marking a 164 per cent rise compared to the last six months of 2016, according to a new report released by Gemalto, a world leader in digital security.
A large port

The GCC nations and India are strengthening historic ties across cultural, trade, defence and political areas as they realize the potential of strategic cooperation, said an industry expert, noting that investment flows between the regions are rising rapidly.
“The GCC gover

In recent years real interest rates have dropped dramatically across the world, said a report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML), noting that underlying this decline is a decrease in neutral or equilibrium real interest rates that is permanent.
“Count us among the

GCC organizations can fully embrace gender diversity and further develop the future leaders of tomorrow, said a report from global management consulting firm BCG, highlighting six Imperatives to empower women leaders of tomorrow.
At 51 per cent, Qatar has the highest percentage o

The need is immense in terms of infrastructure, jobs and capacity building in our neighbourhood. Impact investments provide both ROI as well as the social return, writes Shainoor Khoja, MD, Foundation Holdings’ Value Healthcare Platform, in an article to Trade

Trend Micro detected more than 82 million ransomware threats in the first half of the year, along with more than 3,000 business email compromise (BEC) attempts, the cybersecurity solutions leader said in a new report.
Businesses are faced with increased ransomware, BEC scams and